Claims
- 1. Aqueous compositions useful as hair conditioners for human hair containing at least one compound represented by the formula ##STR11## wherein Alk is an alkyl group containing from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms
- Y is an anion
- n is an integer with a value of from about 10 to 24
- m is an integer with a value of from about 1 to about 4
- o is an integer with a value of from about 8 to about 11
- p is an integer with a value of from about 0 to about 20
- provided that, in compounds with only one n inteqer, the total number of carbon atoms in the cation is not greater than 28, and in compounds with two n integers, the total number of carbon atoms in the cation is not more than about 52, and further compounds in which one or both long chain alkyl groups is interrupted with a phenylene group so that the structure of the interrupted group can be represented by ##STR12## wherein s is an integer of from about 8 to about 17 and t is an integer from about 1 to about 5, in an amount which is effective when the hair is treated by contact with the composition for from about 5 to about 30 minutes to improve the combability of the hair compared with hair which has not been so treated.
- 2. A process for conditioning human hair which comprises treating the hair with an aqueous composition containing at least one compound represented by the formulas ##STR13## wherein Alk is an alkyl group containing from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms
- Y is an anion
- n is an integer with a value of from about 10 to 24
- m is an integer with a value of from about 8 to about 11
- o is an integer with a value of from about 1 to about 4
- p is an integer with a value of from about 0 to about 20
- provided that, in compounds with only one n integer, the total number of carbon atoms in the cation is not greater than 28, and in compounds with two n integers, the total number of carbon atoms in the cation is not more than about 52, and further compounds in which one or both long chain alkyl groups is interrupted with a phenylene group so that the structure of the interrupted group can be represented by ##STR14## wherein s is an integer of from about 8 to about 17 and t is an integer from about 1 to about 5, in an amount which is effective when the hair is treated by contact with the composition for from about 5 to about 30 minutes to improve the combability of the hair compared with hair which has not been so treated.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 562,307, filed Aug. 3, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,087,733.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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3732310 |
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May 1973 |
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Divisions (1)
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